Wide-Eyed Wonder
This morning at 3:00 I was standing at the back door waiting for my dog to come in from his regular pre-dawn outing. And I was thinking that lately I don't feel as excited about the things Father says and does as I did in the past. So I told Him that I want to be amazed and joyful about who He is and at every single thing He is doing around me all the time! And then I pondered a little about why I'm not as amazed and joyful as I want to be. I can't really put my finger on it but perhaps it is because I am not paying as close attention as I was before - or perhaps I'm too busy looking at my own belly-button - or perhaps I don't point it out to others as much as before so I'm not celebrating it - or perhaps I just take it for granted. Oh, Father, forgive me! I truly do want to be amazed and joyful at who You are and what You are doing! For You are amazing and wonderful and everyone needs to know it!!
I was reading in Luke 11 later this morning and a light bulb came on over my head and inside my heart as I read verses 33-36 in The Message: "No one lights a lamp, then hides it in a drawer. It's put on a lamp stand so those entering the room have light to see where they're going. Your eye is a lamp, lighting up your whole body. If you live wide-eyed in wonder and belief, your body fills up with light. If you live squinty-eyed in greed and distrust, your body is a dank cellar. Keep your eyes open, your lamp burning, so you don't get musty and murky. Keep your life as well-lighted as your best-lighted room." For five days He has been talking to me about being a light to the world around me and telling me to shine. And here it is again today. And today Spirit put all the pieces together for me.
The answer to my ponderings about my lack of amazement and joy has to do with my eyes - and letting my light shine. If I am living with my eyes wide open in wonder and belief in who God is and what He is doing all around me then how can I be anything but amazed and joyful? And according to what Jesus said in the Luke 11 verses, if my eyes are wide open, my whole being will fill up with light and everyone around will see Him, too. Then I will be a light to the world and I will shine - as a reflection of Him. Amazing. Fills me with joy. No more squinting for me. I'm looking for Him with wide-eyed wonder. Are you?
Shining on,
Amy
I was reading in Luke 11 later this morning and a light bulb came on over my head and inside my heart as I read verses 33-36 in The Message: "No one lights a lamp, then hides it in a drawer. It's put on a lamp stand so those entering the room have light to see where they're going. Your eye is a lamp, lighting up your whole body. If you live wide-eyed in wonder and belief, your body fills up with light. If you live squinty-eyed in greed and distrust, your body is a dank cellar. Keep your eyes open, your lamp burning, so you don't get musty and murky. Keep your life as well-lighted as your best-lighted room." For five days He has been talking to me about being a light to the world around me and telling me to shine. And here it is again today. And today Spirit put all the pieces together for me.
The answer to my ponderings about my lack of amazement and joy has to do with my eyes - and letting my light shine. If I am living with my eyes wide open in wonder and belief in who God is and what He is doing all around me then how can I be anything but amazed and joyful? And according to what Jesus said in the Luke 11 verses, if my eyes are wide open, my whole being will fill up with light and everyone around will see Him, too. Then I will be a light to the world and I will shine - as a reflection of Him. Amazing. Fills me with joy. No more squinting for me. I'm looking for Him with wide-eyed wonder. Are you?
Shining on,
Amy
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